Table 2.

Self-efficacy, some self-management behaviors before, after intervention and 6-month follow-up in the two groups overweight or obese hypertensive women (n = 146)

Variable	Intervention group (n = 74)	Control group (n = 71)	P
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Self-efficacy* (0-10)
Before intervention	6.84 ± 2.11	6.52 ± 2.70	0.428
After intervention	8.88 ± 1.80	7.15 ± 2.15	< 0.001
6-month follow-up	8.18 ± 1.87	7.29 ± 1.90	0.005
P follow up**	< 0.001
P group	< 0.001
Healthy nutrition* (0-55)
Before intervention	47.87 ± 4.95	46.38 ± 4.41	0.056***
After intervention	51.57 ± 4.16	48.52 ± 6.34	< 0.001
6-month follow-up	48.29 ± 4.84	47.49 ± 4.04	0.280
P follow-up**	< 0.001
P group	0.250
Physical activity (3-12)£
Before intervention	2.97 ± 2.72	2.74 ± 2.57	0.262***
After intervention	4.96 ± 2.91	2.11 ± 3.18	< 0.001
6-month follow-up	4.30 ± 2.99	2.91 ± 2.78	0.030
P follow-up	< 0.001
P group	< 0.001

^*Fridman;

^**P value from repeated measure analysis covariance controlling by age, cholesterol, and LDL.

^***T test, Paired comparison was used by Bonfferoni test.

^£Two related samples (Wilcoxon test).

SD: Standard deviation; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein